The inheritance and developmental effects of a new recessive mutation in the mouse, blind-sterile (bs), are described. This mutation causes lenticular cataracts and glossy coat in males and females and sterility in males due to arrested spermatogenesis. Blind-sterile is located on chromosome 2, near agouti.
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